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Uli Jon Roth Returns
A top story from this week. Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth released his first real rock record since 1985
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Johnette Napolitano Concerts, Art Show and New Music Project
A top story from this week. Johnette Napolitano will take the stage for several special "one night only" performances
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Thousands come out to WAMM Festival
SANTA CRUZ -- Thousands of medicinal marijuana patients and supporters attended WAMMfest to celebrate and learn about the herbal medicine Saturday.
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Zune still trails iPod -- but it's making progress
The Zune has a long way to go to become a true threat to the iPod. But it is closing the gap. With updated Zunes and new iPods hitting the market in recent weeks, I spent some time with each: a black-on-black version of Microsoft's music and video player and a bright red model of Apple's iPod nano.
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Eateries whet appetites at event
St. Louis — On a sparkling fall Saturday, visitors to the Taste of St. Louis festival downtown were eager to forget their worries over the darkening economy. But the gloomy economic picture could account for the crowds. "The music's free.
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Treat for music-lovers at Stratford's famous venue
FROM blues and reggae to R & B and soul, music-lovers can enjoy all this and more at the Theatre Royal Stratford East Bar. The Stratford venue in Gerry Raffles Square stages free live music or DJ sets throughout every week.
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Spore scores: It's more than fun — it's a milestone in gaming
How fitting to consider the next possible evolutionary event in gaming than a computer game that's about evolution? Spore is a PC/Mac game in which players progress a character of their own design from a lowly single-cell organism to a space-faring colonist. It's massive. It's epic. It's addictive. And it might just mark a milestone, said Andy Reiner, an editor with Game Informer magazine. ...
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For B.B. King's fans, the thrill is never gone
When do you know you've arrived? Is it after winning 14 Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award? Recording more than 100 albums? Working with U2, Eric Clapton, and the Rolling Stones? Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Kennedy Center Honors? Being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Receiving honorary doctorate degrees from Yale University, Berklee ...
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Sounds: Less noise, more melody on Mogwai's new release
THE HAWK IS HOWLING Mogwai (Matador) Scottish noisemakers Mogwai are back, only the indie outfit opted to leave the sonic assault at home. The rock quartet is instead content to mostly turn down the amps on its new release, "The Hawk is Howling," and focus on melody. Reuniting with producer Andy Miller, who helmed the band's early work a decade ago, Mogwai seems to be pushing itself along the ...
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Orchestra gets down to business
Having dispatched its season-opening Fanfara gala, the Louisville Orchestra gets down to the classical nitty-gritty this week with the first regular subscription concerts of the fall.
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Steve Wynn Week: Day 1
A top story from this week. There is very little new we can say by way of introduction for Steve Wynn. He's been an applauded fixture on the music scene since the early 80s when he was part of Dream Syndicate. When that band ended, Steve continued his musical vision with other projects like Miracle 3 and Gutterball and produced an amazing catalog of releases. As an artist Steve in many ways is ...
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Travel Q&A
Q: I'm planning a trip to Ireland within the next six to eight months. Will you recommend a reputable tour company? A: First let me make a case for not using a tour operator at all: If there's one country where you can travel independently with ease, it's Ireland.
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COLLINSVILLE: Blues-A-Palooza, Oct. 11
Collinsville and UMB Bank are sponsoring Blues-A-Palooza on Oct. 11, with a lineup of 18 locals bands on nine stages.
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Showtime's leading men
The Moody One (David Duchovny) and his world of La La Land lasciviousness are back tonight in the second-season premiere of "Californication." Showtime's other leading bad boy, Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), of "Dexter" also returns for a new season tonight.
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ALT schedules auditions for musical
[Amarillo Little Theatre will host auditions for "Ruthless! The Musical" on Monday and Tuesday.
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Nigeria: The Singer Who Defied Country's Generals
The scene is 1977 in Lagos, Nigeria. Film projections show people racing frantically to escape the thousand troops who have surrounded and invaded Kalakuta, the communal living space and recording studio of musician-songwriter, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
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Local singers, songwriters on show
Like the great, decades-old guitar pulls that connected songwriters and singers, a neo-version, dubbed “Songpull,” is coming to the Hazleton area.
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For those about to rock...
Gamers and rockers are polishing their plectrums in anticipation of the release of Guitar Hero World Tour.
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TV on the Radio's previous records were a lot of things – often all at once – but fun is one thing they were definitely not. Perhaps conscious that a reputation for making "difficult" music precedes it, the Brooklyn quintet has a more welcoming stance on its third full album.
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Crossbow controversy
It was more than 45 years ago, in fact closer to 50, that a troubadour from the north country far penned the lyrics warning “The Times, They Are A Changin’.”
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Out of North Carolina and into West Africa
A North Carolina band is setting its own course on the musical trade route between the United States and West Africa.
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AIDS prevention show mixes hip-hop with facts
FITCHBURG - TeenAIDS is hosting a "Hip-Hop/Break Dancing AIDS Prevention Workshop" tomorrow at the Montachusett Regional YMCA, a free event organizers say will help direct life-saving HIV information to area young men. The event is open to teen males.
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AROUND THE REGION
n Ashland: Things will be a bit different on Tuesday when Rotary District Governor A. James Gruber makes his official visit to the Ashland Area Rotary Club at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church hall. In what club officials call a “new twist,” guests will be invited from various organizations and businesses to attend for an informational meeting about Rotary. The session will begin with a social time ...
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Shoals avoiding crisis
Latest figures indicate the Shoals continues to sidestep the economic crises being felt in much of the country.The housing market, particularly, appears stable, according to the Alabama Center for Real Estate. This is during a time when foreclosures continue to make headlines nationally.
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Uganda: Choir Girl Taking Huge Leaps in Her Singing Stride
The reigning Pearl of Africa Music (Pam) Awards' best folk-pop artiste, Dorrys Mutahunga, expects to cap on her double nomination this year, competing again for the best folk pop mantle as well as that for the Western artiste of the year.
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